Business creator
MrBeast
MrBeast is a business creator with 421M YouTube subscribers and 439.2M across 2 platforms we track. American YouTuber, media personality and businessman (born 1998).
Quick answers about MrBeast
How many subscribers does MrBeast have?
MrBeast had 421,000,000 YouTube subscribers as of August 10, 2025, the latest figure recorded in Wikidata. That ranks number 1 among the YouTube creators Peekworthy tracks.
How many X followers does MrBeast have?
MrBeast had 18,221,801 X followers as of February 2, 2023, the latest figure recorded in Wikidata. That ranks number 7 among the X creators Peekworthy tracks.
How old is MrBeast?
MrBeast is 28 years old as of September 17, 2026, born May 7, 1998.
When is MrBeast's birthday?
MrBeast's birthday is May 7. MrBeast was born in 1998.
Where is MrBeast from?
MrBeast was born in Wichita, United States and holds citizenship of the United States.
What is MrBeast's real name?
MrBeast's birth name is James Stephen Donaldson, according to Wikidata.
Where did MrBeast go to school?
MrBeast is recorded as having attended East Carolina University.
What companies has MrBeast founded?
MrBeast is recorded as a founder of Beast Philanthropy, Feastables, MrBeast Burger, Team Seas, Team Trees.
When did MrBeast start?
MrBeast's work period is recorded as starting in 2012.
Growth
YouTube subscribers
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| Name | Date | Subscribers |
|---|---|---|
| YouTube subscribers | Jul 2022 | 100,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Feb 2023 | 134,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | May 2023 | 156,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Oct 2023 | 202,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Jan 2024 | 230,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Apr 2024 | 254,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Jun 2024 | 282,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Aug 2024 | 313,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Jan 2025 | 349,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | May 2025 | 393,000,000 |
| YouTube subscribers | Aug 2025 | 421,000,000 |
X followers
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| Name | Date | Followers |
|---|---|---|
| X followers | Apr 2020 | 5,598,794 |
| X followers | Jan 2021 | 8,904,656 |
| X followers | Feb 2022 | 13,349,330 |
| X followers | Feb 2023 | 18,221,801 |
- X: 5.6M in Apr 2020 to 18.2M in Feb 2023 (+226%)
- YouTube: 100M in Jul 2022 to 421M in Aug 2025 (+321%)
Milestones
- Aug 2025 Passed 400M YouTube subscribers between May 11, 2025 and August 10, 2025
- Aug 2024 Passed 300M YouTube subscribers between June 15, 2024 and August 31, 2024
- Oct 2023 Passed 200M YouTube subscribers between May 31, 2023 and October 19, 2023
- Jul 2022 Had passed 100M YouTube subscribers by July 28, 2022
- Feb 2022 Passed 10M X followers between January 7, 2021 and February 21, 2022
- Apr 2020 Had passed 1M X followers by April 22, 2020
Counts are dated figures from Wikidata, not live numbers.
About MrBeast
- #1 most-followed creator on Peekworthy
- #1 in Business
- #1 in United States
- Born
- 1998-05-07 (age 28)
- From
- Wichita, United States
- Birth name
- James Stephen Donaldson
- Active since
- 2012
- Known for
- entrepreneur, YouTuber
- Genres
- reality show, stunt philanthropism
- Companies
- Beast Philanthropy, Feastables, MrBeast Burger, Team Seas, Team Trees
- Education
- East Carolina University
- Awards
- Silver Play Button (2016), Gold Play Button (2017), Diamond Play Button (2018), Custom Play Button (2021), Forbes 30 Under 30 (2021)
- Languages
- English
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
- Categories
- Business
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